Bad Genius Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Oct. 12, 2024

Bad Genius

Release Date: Friday, October 11, 2024 Limited

Director: Julius Onah

Starring: Callina Liang • Jabari Banks • Benedict Wong

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: Genius scholarship student Lynn Kang starts a cheating operation at her elite private school to fund her college dreams, giving her a unique opportunity to challenge the American education system, and her morals, in the process.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Bad Genius.

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Callina Liang
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Jabari Banks
Bad Genius, American Dream: The 21 Savage Story
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Benedict Wong
Redemption, The Creator

Crew Behind the Film

The Bad Genius behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Julius Onah last directed Luce and The Cloverfield Paradox. The film's writer J.C. Lee last wrote Luce.

Director: Julius Onah
Screenwriter: J.C. Lee
Producers: Erik Feig
Patrick Wachsberger

Studios: Vertical
Production Company: Picture Perfect; Picturestart

Production Details

What we know about the Bad Genius movie production.

Key Facts

Remake of the 2017 Thai film by Nattawut Poonpiriya.

Production Updates for Bad Genius

Oct 2024

Completed

Changed Bad Genius movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Feb 2022

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Casting is underway. Production is scheduled for summer 2022.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: N/A Not available
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Bad Genius

Clip: "Best In Class"

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Bad Genius was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, October 11, 2024. There were 23 other movies released on the same date, including Terrifier 3, Piece by Piece and Saturday Night. As a limited release, Bad Genius was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.